催

The character "催" has 13 strokes. "催" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "催" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "催" are "cuī" . View the stroke order of "催">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "催"

v.: urge; hurry; press; accelerate; hasten; expedite; speed up

• urge : v.力劝；恳求；鼓励；强烈要求；激励；竭力主张；使加快；使加速
• hurry : v.赶紧；匆忙；急忙；赶快；仓促；催促；使赶紧
• press : v.压；榨；挤；压平；熨平；竭力要求；坚持；强调；征用；临时使用
• accelerate : v.加速；加快；使加速；增加；增长；变速
• hasten : v.赶紧；急忙；匆忙赶去；使（某事；尤指不好的事）加速来到
• expedite : v.加速；促进
• speed up : 使加速

Form words with "催"

催乳剂 galactagogue (agent)

Example phrases using "催"

• 这活儿需要细心，催不得。

  This work needs care; it mustn’t be hurried.

• 钟表的嘀嗒声催我入睡。

  The ticking of the clock lulled me to sleep.

• 银行催他们偿还贷款。

  The bank is pressing them for repayment of the loan.

• 他一个劲儿地催我走。

  He urged me again and again to leave.

• 催他们快一点儿。

  Hurry them up a bit.

• 屋外停车后，他催她进屋。

  Drawing up outside the house, he urged her inside.

• 这种植物的催欲功效。

  The plant's aphrodisiac qualities.

• 我不想催你做什么事。

  I don't want to rush you into something.

• 她一直罗罗唆唆地催他去拖地板。

  She's been nagging at him to mop the floor.

• 我每天必须催我的佣人快点干活。

  I must chivy my servant up a bit every day.